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Secret fleets : Fremantle's World War II submarine base

Cairns, Lynne2011
Books, Manuscripts
During the war, Fremantle played host to over 170 Allied submarines. The Fremantle Port was closed, and barbed wire and sentries appeared, transforming it from a relatively quiet place to the largest submarine base in the Southern Hemisphere.
Imprint:
Welshpool Western Australian Museum 2011
Collation:
238 p. illustrations maps
Contents:
1. The development of the submarine -- 2. Australia's early submarines -- 3. World War II begins -- World War II - important dates -- 4. Japan enters the war -- 5. Australia prepares for invasion -- The port of Fremantle -- 6. The US submarines come to Fremantle -- The submarines at Albany -- 7. 1942: Submarines on the offensive -- Prmises used by the United States Navy -- 8. 1943: The Fremantle submarines at war -- The submarine repair unit at North Wharf -- 9. Meanwhile, on the home front -- 10. A submariner's life -- Wartime marriages -- 11. Early 1944: The Allies fight back -- United States Navy accomodation -- 12. Late 1944: British submarines arrive -- Trenchant sinks Ashigara -- 13. Clandestine operations -- The British miniature submarines -- 14. The war comes to an end -- 15. Remembering the submarine base -- 16. Submarines return to Western Australia -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Submarines at Fremantle, March 1942-August 1945
ISBN:
9781920843526 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5451 SEC
Local class:
940.5451
Language:
English
BRN:
5179
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
St MarysNonfiction940.5451 SECAvailable
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